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Choose Your Attackers v9.0.1 – What attackers are (theoretically) the best against specific defenders / raid bosses
The spreadsheet you have long waited for is finally there 
Instructions Target Input sheet: enter the defender, its moves, how much % of fast and charge moves you will dodge, and the raid boss tier (enter 0 if it's not a raid boss but a regular gym defender). There...
Raid Research Update
There has been a major update of this guide. Please see the new version here: Tier 3 and 4 Raid Guide – Newer, Better, More Effective Infographic download link Pokemon Go Raids are here and Pokebattler has been busy researching exactly how everything works. This is an...
Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #4 – Fix Super Effective Confirmed!
Niantic, in a determined effort to make sure that I don't sleep, overnight pushed out a new game master. There were a few hints in there regarding how raids will work but the big news is that they agreed with me and updated super effectiveness and added immunity!....
Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #3 – Raid Bosses
Skip to the Simulations Today was a big day in the Pokemon Go world. Tons of new information regarding upcoming changes to the gym combat scene! Niantic themselves said themselves in their announcement post: The biggest update to Pokémon GO is nearly here! Very soon,...
Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #2 – Fix Prestiging
This is the second article in the Gym Remodeling Theorycraft series, for the first article, check out Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #1 – Fix Super Effective Prestige Issues Once again, Pokebattler has been updated with new formulas in our attempt to balance the...
Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #1 – Fix Super Effective
This is article 1 in a series, see Gym Remodeling #2 - Fix Prestiging for more As most Pokemon Go fans are aware, a giant gym rework is coming any day now. Pokebattler.com has decided to take this downtime to experiment with a theoretical rework to address some of the...
Original games stats analysis: except for pseudo-legendaries, nothing is guaranteed
TL;DR: Dragonite and Tyranitar cannot be bad. Everything else can. Arcanine and Kingdra may improve a lot. Original spreadsheet here. WARNING: There is a lot of speculation and guesswork here. At least guesses are data-based / educated guesses. With the gym rework,...
Underrated Prestigers #7: Hatching Pineco is not as bad as it seems (aka Forretress the Snorlax slayer)
So you were disappointed because half of your last six 10km eggs were Pineco. However, the good news is that two hatched Pineco make a Forretress in the 1260 CP range, which is half the CP of the typical gym bottom defenders in many areas. The even better news is that...
The Best Blissey Counters, Considering Sub-Optimal Movesets with Realistic Dodging Pro
There have been many threads discussing options for Blissey counters. Most rank by species, listing the best 1 or 2 movements, without comparing the relative movements. I thought it would be interesting to compare how rankings changed with specific sub-optimal...
Stamina is Broken in Pokemon Go
First, let's start by defining a few terms. Base Stamina is calculated from the main series games (based on Generation 6 stats) it is the same for each Pokemon irrespective of level and IVs. HP is what you see on a specific Pokemon's health bar; it is based on the...